The Matrix (1999)

Gavin and Nikki tackle former-comedian Zach Cregger's follow-up to BARBARIAN, and this one's a doozy. When almost an entire class of kids vanishes on the same night at exactly the same time, a small town spirals into chaos trying to figure out what happened. Cregger takes a chilling premise and goes absolutely bonkers with it, but did we think it lived up to the hype?

Gavin and Nikki dive into one of Nikki's all-time favorites, the action masterpiece and puppy revenge flick JOHN WICK (2014). Keanu Reeves makes his triumphant return to Reel Friends as the legendary assassin who just wants to grieve in peace (he doesn't).

Gavin and Nikki dive into two wild slasher flicks that prove sequels don't always stick to the formula. The original brings straightforward(?) drill-wielding terror, while the sequel goes completely bonkers with a leather-clad rockabilly killer. These movies are peak '80s cheese, but do they actually work as horror or just pure camp?

Gavin and Nikki tackle Alfred Hitchcock's feathered nightmare that'll make you side-eye every grackle on the street. Tippi Hedren gets absolutely terrorized by our winged friends (read: foes) in a particularly unhinged Hitchcock feature. But did we think it was absurdly brilliant or just plain ridiculous?

Gavin, Nikki, and special guest Alex Castillon (Reel Friends social media star) dive into two steamy noir classics that prove murder and seduction never go out of style. Billy Wilder's insurance scam gone wrong meets Lawrence Kasdan's sweaty neo-noir in our twisted double feature. Barbara Stanwyck and Kathleen Turner bring the heat as femme fatales whose schemes get messier by the minute. Fair warning: By the end, you might not trust anyone.

Gavin and Nikki cruise through Richard Linklater's hangout opus DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993), where the last day of school in '76 sprawls into pure chaos. We're talking hazing rituals, keg parties, and a young Matthew McConaughey being unfairly charming. Plus, we debate which characters would be the chillest.

Gavin and Nikki dive into Kathryn Bigelow's adrenaline-soaked masterpiece POINT BREAK, in which Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze are definitely just bros, and it's not any deeper than that. In this ep, we're talking bank-robbing surfers, undercover FBI agents, and one more violent lawnmower scene because we just can’t seem to get enough of those! All that said, we can’t wait to discuss the (b)romance at the heart of POINT BREAK.

This week, Gavin and Nikki discuss two possession-horror flicks: William Friedkin's THE EXORCIST and Scott Derickson's SINISTER. From head-spinning to America's Scariest Home Videos, the Reel Friends chat about what makes these movies so unsettling.

Gavin and Nikki tackle two earth-shattering disaster flicks where only one team (usually one guy) can save the world. While Nikki has a soft spot for ARMAGEDDON's cheesy heroics, Gavin's not buying what either film is selling. And don't even get the Reel Friends started on MOONFALL, which might just be the absolute dumbest movie we've ever covered. From asteroid drilling to moon megastructures, we're diving into the world of "earth goes boom" cinema.

Gavin and Nikki dive into the Wachowskis' groundbreaking sci-fi masterpiece, The Matrix. Spoiler: We think it's good. It's Gavin's first time experiencing Neo's journey, and he's blown away by the iconic Hong Kong action choreography. Meanwhile, Nikki gushes about how effortlessly cool Morpheus is (and honestly, who can blame her?).